This poster from Newsweek summarizes the printed book versus the e-book debate. There are some really interesting stats in the graphic like:

1. Book authors, on an average, get $3.90 per sale of every printed book while the author royalty amount is $2.12 in the case of e-book downloads.

2. Average production cost for a $26 printed hardcover is $4.05 while the average cost for $9.99 e-book is around 50¢.

3. When people buy an e-reader like the Kindle or the Nooks, only 15% of them will actually stop purchasing printed books.

Printed Books vs E-Books

Originally published at Digital Inspiration by Amit Agarwal.

Web 3.0 from Kate Ray on Vimeo.

“Burst the bounds of any physical library.”

This is absolutely essential viewing for library folk AND library students!

@ALA_TechSource Free access to Michael Stephens’ Web 2.0 & Libraries Jul-Aug 06 http://bit.ly/dyaaPz and Sept-Oct 07 http://bit.ly/cH5DbV

Go grab them now!

Library and Information Studies Specialty Rankings: Digital Librarianship

Ranked in 2009 by US News & World Report:

Video from Session 4 of the 2010 WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World held March 3-5: Skills for the Future: Educational Opportunities for Library and Museum

Featuring “‘…educational opportunities for new professionals as well as professional development opportunities for practicing library and museum professionals to update their digital technology skills…”

Moderator: Joyce Ray, IMLS
Panelists: Peter Botticelli, University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science
Phyllis Hecht, Johns Hopkins University Museum Studies Program

Helen Tibbo, University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science
Bill Veillette, Northeast Document Conservation Center